NeidFyre: Music etc

I teach 30 minute, 45 minute and 60 minute lessons. Lessons are scheduled weekly, and at established times. My teaching days are currently Tuesdays & and Thursdays (Ithaca) and Mondays & Wednesdays (Trumansburg Conservatory). Changes in scheduled time can occasionally be made to accommodate conflicts that may occur. Make-up lessons are available per the schedule and availability.

Private lessons are an investment of time and money, and I know both can be scarce. I don't recommend taking lessons every other week because too much time is lost between the lessons for the student to advance at a decent rate.

I charge $15 for a half-hour lesson, $25 for a forty-five minute lesson, and $30 for an hour lesson. I don't recommend lessons shorter than 30 minutes or longer than 60 minutes.

I divide my teaching schedule into three sessions. Spring session runs the first week of January through the end of May. Summer session runs the first week of June through the middle of August. Fall session runs the middle of August through the end of December.

Playing the violin is a process, and it's not something that you will be able to do immediately. It will take time as what you're doing during the lessons is developing your technique. I don't subscribe to measuring accomplishments by what repertoire is learned. Accomplishment is measured by the quality and beauty of the tone you produce and your technique. When you learn, you're climbing up a ladder. Each step on the ladder builds on the previous step, and it all leads to the next level of accomplishment. If you don't master the beginning steps of the process, the advanced steps will not form well.

My goal in teaching is for my students to learn at a pace that's right for them, and the end result for playing the violin is that it becomes second nature. Studying the habits worked on during their lessons will ensure this. The only way to achieve these habits, however, is practice. During the lessons we will work on basic concepts and technique. It's then up to the student to apply this in their daily practice.